A summary of the activity of Brighton Solfed in the start of 2018, showcasing the cases we've dealt with up to May.
After a busy 2017, ending with a string of victories, 2018 looks set to be even busier for Brighton Solidarity Federation. In the first 5 months of the year, we’ve had many cases, both with our housing union and workplace disputes.
With a task as huge as that which we’ve set ourselves, it always seems like there’s more to do, and so it’s often easy for our disputes along the way to be forgotten. With this in mind, we felt it important to catalogue and bring attention to some of our results so far – if only to show that when we fight back against rip off landlords and exploitative bosses, we can win.
As ZSP prepares for its annual Congress, it looks back at victories and challenges it faced in the first half year of 2018.
The Congress, which normally takes place a little earlier in the year, is delayed due to a number of factors, including the pressures of repression for the union activity. The Union continues its campaign to improve working conditions at supermarkets, in particular, the battle with PoloMarket. Again, workers with disabilites have played a huge role in a labour campaign in our organizations, fighting for the rights allowed to them under law, but denied by many workplaces which use such workers to get subsidies and which think they cannot defend their rights. Already a direct action resulted in a worker receiving good compensation and a number of judgements were made against the company, in favor of the workers. But in order to discourage working people, bogus criminal cases have been brought by the chain – there is a case against one individual and 2 cases against 8.
We are angered to report that members of the Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Seluruh Indonesia (KSPSI) engaged in an unprovoked attack of PPAS Jakarta members during a May Day march. In similar style to fascist groups that attack libertarians and take trophies, they stole PPAS flags and their banner.
KSPSI is the only union that was legal under the Soeharto regime and is perhaps used to being a regime monopoliist union with protection from the state. However, they should be ashamed that their members beat other workers during the workers' day of struggle.
Workers of the world, the only good unions are the ones controlled by workers themselves and which are not in bed with the bosses or the regime!
Solidarity to the comrades of PPAS against all the thugs who try to intimidate them!
Un resumen de la actividad de Brighton Solfed a principios de 2018, que muestra los casos que hemos tratado hasta mayo.
Después de un ajetreado 2017, que termina con una serie de victorias, 2018 parece estar aún más ocupado para la Solfed de Brighton. En los primeros 5 meses del año, hemos tenido muchos casos, tanto con nuestras disputas sindicales como laborales.
Con una tarea tan grande como la que nos hemos propuesto, siempre parece que hay más cosas por hacer, por lo que a menudo es fácil que nuestras disputas en el camino sean olvidadas. Con esto en mente, sentimos que es importante catalogar y llamar la atención sobre algunos de nuestros resultados hasta ahora, aunque solo sea para demostrar que cuando luchamos contra la estafa de propietarios y jefes explotadores, podemos ganar.
As ZSP prepares for its annual Congress, it looks back at victories and challenges it faced in the first half year of 2018.
The Congress, which normally takes place a little earlier in the year, is delayed due to a number of factors, including the pressures of repression for the union activity. The Union continues its campaign to improve working conditions at supermarkets, in particular, the battle with PoloMarket. Again, workers with disabilites have played a huge role in a labour campaign in our organizations, fighting for the rights allowed to them under law, but denied by many workplaces which use such workers to get subsidies and which think they cannot defend their rights. Already a direct action resulted in a worker receiving good compensation and a number of judgements were made against the company, in favor of the workers. But in order to discourage working people, bogus criminal cases have been brought by the chain – there is a case against one individual and 2 cases against 8.
Estamos enojados de informar que algunes miembros de la Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Seluruh Indonesia (KSPSI) participaron en un ataque no provocado contra les miembros del PPAS de Yakarta durante una manifestación del Primero de Mayo. En un estilo similar al de los grupos fascistas que atacan a les libertarios y se llevan trofeos, se robaron las banderas del PPAS y su pancarta.
KSPSI es la única confederación sindical que fue legal bajo el régimen de Soeharto y quizás esté acostumbrada a ser una unión monopólica del régimen con protección del estado. Sin embargo, deberían avergonzarse de que sus miembros golpeen a otros trabajadores durante el día de la lucha de los trabajadores.
¡Trabajadors del mundo, los únicos buenos sindicatos son los que están controlados por les propies trabajadors y que no van a la cama con los patrones o el régimen!
¡Solidaridad con les compañeres de PPAS contra todos los matones que intentan intimidarlos!